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Robert Whyte's Famine Ship Diary 1847 UK edition
Robert Whyte
Robert Whyte's Famine Ship Diary 1847 UK edition
Robert Whyte
The voyage of a 'coffin ship' from Dublin to Grosse Ile, in Canada, described in the contemporary diary of Robert Whyte. Coffin ships transported over 100,000 people in flight from famine, fever and conditions involving deprivation of all human rights. It illustrates what the poor passengers had to endure while en route and many did not survive.
128 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 18, 2024 |
Original release date | 1994 |
ISBN13 | 9781856350914 |
Publishers | The Mercier Press Ltd |
Pages | 128 |
Dimensions | 129 × 197 × 11 mm · 136 g |
Language | English |
Editor | Mangan, James J. |